1863 Civil War newspaper Map YAZOO PASS EXPEDITION Vicksburg MISSISSIPPI Campgne

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1863 Civil War newspaper Map YAZOO PASS EXPEDITION Vicksburg MISSISSIPPI Campgne:
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1863 Civil War newspaper with aMap of the TALLAHATCHE RIVER during the YAZOO PASS EXPEDITION against Vicksburg MISSISSIPPI

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This newspaper contains a ptominent front page map headlined; \"OPERATIONS ON THE TALLAHATCHIE (River) / The rebel Fort Pemberton , the Scene of the Fight on March 13, 1863.\" This also has \"stacked\" headlines and a long detailed account of the YAZOO PASS EXPEDITION in the VICKSBURG CAMPAIGNby US Grant.

The Tallahatchie River is a river in Mississippi which flows 85 milesfrom Tippah County, through Tallahatchie County, to Leflore County, where it joins the Yalobusha River to form the Yazoo River.

The Yazoo Pass Expedition was a joint operation of Major General Ulysses S. Grant\'s Army of the Tennessee and Rear Admiral David D. Porter\'s Mississippi River Squadron in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Grant\'s objective was to get his troops into a flanking position against the Rebel defenders. The expedition was an effort to bypass the Confederate defenses on the bluffs near the city by using the backwaters of the Mississippi Delta as a route from the Mississippi River to the Yazoo River. Once on the Yazoo, the Army would be able to cross the river unopposed and thus achieve their goal. The operation would require a deep penetration into enemy territory that was dominated by water, so cooperation between the two services was necessary. The Army was led by Brigadier General Leonard F. Ross. Naval commander was Lieutenant Commander Watson Smith, who was in extremely poor health; his health was an important factor in the ultimate failure of the expedition.

The expedition began on February 3, 1863 with the breaching of a levee on the Mississippi River, allowing water to flow from the river into a former channel that connected with the Yazoo River through a series of other waterways. The attacking fleet passed through the cut into Moon Lake, through the Yazoo Pass to the Coldwater River, and then into the Tallahatchie, which combines with the Yalobusha to form the Yazoo River, which met the Mississippi a short distance above Vicksburg. From the start, the expedition was delayed by natural obstacles that were more serious than the perfunctory Confederate resistance, so forward motion was as little as ten miles (16 km) a day. Because progress was so slow, the Confederate Army under Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton was able to set up a fort and block passage of the Federal fleet near the town of Greenwood, Mississippi. The Federal fleet did not approach the fort until March 11; then, the ironclad gunboats of the fleet were repulsed in a series of gunfire exchanges on three separate days. The Army troops present could not contribute significantly to the battle because of the nature of the ground, much of which was under water.

Following the third repulse on March 16, Lieutenant Commander Smith\'s health failed him completely, and he turned command over to Lieutenant Commander James P. Foster. Foster and Ross decided to withdraw to the Mississippi. They were temporarily persuaded to try again when they met reinforcements for the Army, but they resumed their retreat when the new army commander, Brigadier General Isaac F. Quinby, saw the futility of further attacks. The entire force had returned by April 12, and the expedition was over.

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